Learn about options trading

How to start trading options

Learn what it takes – a beginner's series.

Should you trade options?

You might be interested in trading options. But are they right for you?

In the Money^®: Weekly trade ideas and options strategies

Every week, we'll share actionable ideas for traders of every level.

What are options, and how do they work?

Learn about this flexible investing tool.

Should you trade options?

You might be interested in trading options. But are they right for you?

How to start trading options

Learn what it takes – a beginner's series.

Getting started with options

You're approved to trade options. Now what?

First steps for call options

Get more details on long calls, short calls, exercise, and assignment.

Understanding an options trading instruction

Now that you are ready to invest in options, be sure to understand a trading instruction.

Options: Picking the expiration

Volatility, Greeks, and a probability calculator can help make this decision, balancing time and cost.

What is a protective put?

Use options to potentially limit stock losses.

Hitting the right strike price

Here are a few ways to help pick the strike price when trading options.

Selling options for income

Selling options is a strategy designed to generate current income.

7 common options trading mistakes to avoid

Learn about some of the most common options trading mistakes so you can make more informed decisions.

Options and earnings

If you trade options, know the impact that earnings can have on your position.

Multi-leg options strategies

Multi-leg options are 2 or more option transactions, or "legs", bought and/or sold simultaneously in order to help achieve a certain investment goal.

Options trade size

Here are the key factors to help decide how much to invest.

Nano options

This new investment choice may help make options trading easier for you.

What is a covered call?

Stocks you own could help generate income.

Learn about selling covered calls and how they can be used in your investment strategy.

Anatomy of a covered call

Learn the ins and outs of this 2-part strategy

Expert recap with Larry McMillan

Learn his thoughts on investing with Buy Writes and Covered Calls

Selecting a strike price and expiration date

Learn about the objectives that must be identified before engaging in the covered call strategy

Selling a covered call on Fidelity.com

The option trading ticket will help you find, evaluate, and place single or multi-leg option orders.

Selling a covered call in Active Trader Pro®

You can enter single or multi-leg trades and analyze the potential profit, loss and breakeven points within the trade ticket.

Here is how to buy call options

A call option lets you to control the same amount of stock with less money.

Beyond generating income: Using covered calls for other investment strategies

The covered call strategy can help a variety of investors target their personal objectives.

Buying protective puts

This lesson provides an overview of buying protective put options and the impact this strategy may have on your portfolio.

What is a protective put?

lA protective put involves purchasing put options on the same stock.xt

Understanding the bull call spread

An options strategy designed to take advantage of price gains while potentially limiting risk.

Options strategy: the bull put spread

Take advantage of potential profits from a rising stock while putting a limit on potential losses.

Put a collar on stocks

This advanced options strategy is designed to limit losses and protect gains.

LEAPS and bounds

An options strategy for short-term traders and longer-term investors.

Bear put spread options strategy

The bear put spread can help to minimize risk and it involves less capital than simply buying a put.

Trading volatility with options

The long strangle is a strategy designed to profit when you expect a big move.

Selling naked calls

This lesson provides an overview of selling naked calls and the impact it may have on your portfolio.

What is a cash-secured put?

An option to potentially buy stocks at lower prices.

Get to know straddles

When you aren't sure which direction a stock could go, you might consider an options straddle.

The calendar spread options strategy

Here is one way to capture opportunities created by volatility.

The iron condor

Discover this low volatility, advanced options strategy.

Keys to the butterfly spread

A butterfly spread is a limited-risk, limited-reward, low volatility advanced option strategy.

Managing an options trade

Have a plan, monitor your position, and know how you can adjust it.

The importance of managing and monitoring option strategies around expiration

Learn how to manage and monitor option strategies around expiration.

Options contract adjustments: What you should know

Get familiar with certain events that could trigger an adjustment in your option contracts.

How dividends can increase options assignment risk

Learn how dividends can increase options assignment risk.

Monitor and manage your option portfolio with Option Summary

Watch this video to learn more about how to use the Option Summary in Active Trader Pro® to manage and modify your options positions.

The power of delta

Learn how this greek can help you assess the probability of making a profit.

Get to know the Greeks

Use these tools to help assess risk and enhance your options trading proficiency.

Getting started with options analysis on Fidelity.com

The Options Research on Fidelity.com provides information to better understand the overall options market sentiment and tools to generate trading ideas with intuitive integration points to execute trades.

Generating strategy ideas

Watch this video to learn how to get started with the Strategy ideas tool. You’ll see how to use its filters to narrow your criteria and turn your results into actionable trading ideas.

Finding trading ideas with Argus options reports

Discover real-time, actionable trading ideas that meet your investment objective.

Leveraging expert options analysis

The expert third party options analysis on Fidelity.com provides a daily report of unique option trading analysis. Watch this video and become familiar with the type of information that can be found, how the analyst approaches his research, and a few navigational tips.

Creating market scans

Scan the market to develop strategy ideas.

Using the probability calculator

Watch this video to learn how to use the calculator and view information that may be used to refine your stock or option strategy.

Using the profit and loss calculator

In this video, you will learn how to use the Profit and Loss calculator to model options strategies to see profit and loss potential, change assumptions such as underlying price, volatility, or days to expiration, as well as how to trade directly from the calculator.

Analyzing volatility with the IV index

Fidelity.com provides a comprehensive page with implied and historical volatility data for multiple time periods. This video will focus on the many ways this information can be used to better gauge the price movements in the options market.

Using the key statistics for options research

Learn how to use the information available on the Key Statistics page to better understand and gauge the option’s market sentiment.

Analyzing option statistics in Active Trader Pro®

Learn how to use the key options statistics available in Active Trader Pro® to better understand and gauge the options market sentiment.

Probability analysis in Active Trader Pro®

Active Trader Pro® offers an integrated Probability Calculator helping you to determine the probability of an underlying equity or index trading above, below, or between certain price targets on a specified date. Watch this video to learn more about the variables you can adjust, analyzing the results, and more.

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